Where does “millimeterdünn” come from?

millimeterdünn (German) comes from German Millimeter, from German Meter, from French mètre, from Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

millimeterdünn (German): millimeter-thin

Definitions

  1. millimeter-thin

Ancestry of “millimeterdünn”, step by step

millimeterdünn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Millimeter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMillimetermillimetre
2GermanMetermeter unit of length
3Frenchmètremetre/meter; first-person singular present...
4Latinmetruma measure
5Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
6Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
8Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
9Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

via German dünn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandünnthin, slender, slim; weak, not strong; flimsy
2Middle High Germandünne
3Old High Germandunnithin
4Proto-West Germanicþunnīthin
5Proto-Germanicþunnuzthin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanténh₂usthin
7Proto-Indo-Europeantenh₂-to stretch, to extend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr